The Lion Will Receive a ‘C’ From the City

As the New York City Department of Health gears up to release its much heralded restaurant health grades at the end of the month, The Observer decided to check up on The Lion, the restaurant owned by Dave Zinczenko and Dan Abrams. Turns out they may be endangering the health of the men (and women) who eat there!

With 34 violation points, the restaurant is well within the 28 point qualification for a “C” grade. They were cited for not cleaning their bathrooms properly, not operating their dishwashers correctly, and, perhaps most ominously, “Other General Violation.”